6 awesome jobs you can do from anywhere

Figuring out ways to make money while traveling in a campervan or an RV isn’t the easiest thing in the world. But there are plenty of remote work options for people living as digital nomads.

If you have no idea what to do, don’t worry, I was once in the same boat as you.

When I was first laid off from my dream job as a radio news reporter in San Francisco, I had no idea what to do next. Without a 9-5 job, it was hard to figure out exactly who I was or how I could possibly make money to travel around the world.

You see, my dream is to travel full-time in a campervan and sailboat. And to fund that, I’d need a way to work remotely.

After struggling with writing a book and taking voiceover gigs, I had to get serious about making money from a van or sailboat. That’s one main reason I started this blog, The Wayward Home.

But making that leap is hard, especially if you already have a 9-5 job. Leaving that job to pursue a work at home career can be very, very scary.

So, I wanted to put together a list of legit at home jobs and ways to learn how to do those jobs.

That way, you can get the ball rolling while you still have a steady paycheck. Or if you’re jobless, this will spark ideas as to how to make a full-time income with remote work.

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1. Become a freelance writer

There are so many opportunities for freelance writing out there it’s mind-blogging. Many companies, especially start-ups, have a need for outside writers for blog posts, web copy, sales emails, etc. Newspapers, magazines and online publications often take pitches from freelance writers. And guess what? Some of these publications cover RVing, sailing and van life.

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2. Become a virtual assistant

Demand for virtual assistants is growing as more individuals and companies move their businesses online. A virtual assistant is someone who helps a business owner with their online company. If you’re a virtual assistant, you can do work from anywhere, for anyone. There are so many types of jobs you can do as a virtual assistant that you can basically make up your own job description. Here are a couple examples of jobs a virtual assistant could have:

3. Proofreading is great if you love catching grammar mistakes

If you’re good at catching a misplaced comma, semi-colon or spelling errors, proofreading may be the work-at-home career for you. There’s a really high demand for proofreaders, especially due to the rise in self-publishing. People who write those fiction and non-fiction books need someone to go through their copy and look for errors.

If you’re interested in proofreading but not quite sure yet if its right for you, there’s a free webinar offered regularly by former freelance proofreader turned proofreading instructor Caitlin Pyle. She’s taught a lot of people how to make a career for themselves proofreading.

4. Become a transcriptionist

When you think of a transcriptionist, you probably think of people who transcribe legal documents. But there are tons of opportunities out there for people who like to type and who also have a keen attention to detail.

With the explosion of video online, many companies are hiring transcriptionists to turn those videos into written documentation to be used for marketing, training, blogs or website content.

To learn more about how you’d be able to get work as a transcriptionist, check out this series about all the people and companies who are hiring transcriptionists: People who use transcriptionists

If you want to learn how to build a business as a transcriptionist, you can also just jump right into the course: Transcribe Anywhere

5. Full timing blogging is a job you can do from anywhere

instagram.com/michelleschro. Michelle Shroeder-Garnder makes over $100,000 per month from her personal finance blog

Now, blogging full-time isn’t easy, but it can be lucrative if you have persistence, drive, and a love of writing and running your own business at the same time. I had no idea blogging was actually a thing until I read online that the personal finance blogger Michelle Shroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents makes over $100,000 per month blogging. I know that is the exception to the rule, but there are plenty of people who are still making several thousand dollars per month through their own websites. That’s enough money to have a lot of flexibility, especially if you want to travel.

So, it is possible. If you want to learn how to set up your own money-making blog, check out this post I wrote about it. You can also write me and ask me any question about blogging if you need help: kristin@thewaywardhome.com

6. Teach English to kids online

If you’ve always loved teaching, or the idea of tutoring in a far-off land strikes your fancy, you can now do all this in the comfort of your own home, or van or RV, or wherever you have a good internet signal. There are several companies that pay up to $22 per hour to people wanting to teach English online.

To learn more about what it takes to teach English online and how you can get involved, check out the below articles:

Conclusion

Anyway, hopefully, these ideas will inspire you to leave that 9-5 grind and get into working from anywhere, whether that be a van, or an RV, or a sailboat. Luckily, in this day and age, there are countless jobs you can do from anywhere.

Home is where your heart is, right?

Good luck!

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About Kristin Hanes

Kristin Hanes is a journalist and writer who lives on a sailboat and in a Chevy Astro van in San Francisco. She worked in radio news for 15 years before a massive layoff in 2016. Kristin has written articles about alternative living published in Good Housekeeping, Business Insider, Marie Claire, SF Gate and The Bold Italic, among others.

Hi, I'm Kristin Hanes! I live in a sailboat and in a van, and am editor-in-chief of The Wayward Home, a site all about a new type of American Dream. Stick around to learn about campervans, RV living, sailboats and tiny homes. Head to my About Me page to learn more.

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